the guy said that he lives in the Bronx.

Again, thanks for any help.

 

I just looked on paypal and it says that email address isn't registered with paypal. Are you sure that's right?

 

Did you get a zip code? Anyways, I found 2 addresses for you under "Barbara Lewis". Not sure if these are him but just thought I'd put it up to see if it rings a bell.

677 E 38th
Brooklyn, NY 11210

886 E 95th
Brooklyn, NY 11236

 

if it was a check you can trace to your bank who cash it and get a full detail on the cashier. if credit card you can contest it. hope it help.

 

Sorry to hear that Tim. Hope it works out for you.

 

damn T! i remember u buying those...i also got that e-mail from nogee, this is totally wack!

 

Yeah that's the email.

Name: Barbara Lewis
Email: hesjigged@aol.com

Total Amount: $950.00 USD

Date: Oct. 21, 2006
Time: 19:00:02 MST
Status: Completed

 

Thanks everyone for helping us look into this.

I have a bad feeling that he has closed up shop and is gone.

 

Yeah, I think the minimum post thing is a great idea but the minimum should be a number that someone has to put some effort into before being grated the privilege.


I was looking at some wheels in the marketplace on here and I actually followed up on the sellers previous posts and that weighed heavily on my decision to not buy the wheels.

 

After this I think the minimum post count to even get in there should be 200 and 500 to sell.

 

Here is my number. If you can check that one too please.

ID #0H862108HM1458827

 

PayPal support is as worthless as t!ts on a bore hog. I emailed their support nearly 48 hours ago asking them to help me find out if one of their registered users has any disputes filed against him and I have yet to hear a peep out of them.

I also asked for clarification on how to check a registered user and wanted to know more about the buyer protection and so far nada nothing zip zilch.

So my question is, will paying by credit card offer the greater protection others have mentioned in previous threads.

 

I have heard making a credit card purchase would be your safest and best way to pay. That way when situations like this happens, you can get them involved and they will reimburse you temporarily while they investigate the case.

But as far as paypal goes, I heard that unless the product was purchased on ebay, you're pretty much SOL. The buyer's protection protects the buyers on ebay purchases, this is what I've heard. I have had a bad transaction with a seller on ebay sometime ago and paypal was able to resolve it in no time. But I have yet to file a claim with them outside of an ebay purchase.

 

^^^

I bet that is because ebay bought them.

 

Yeah I am thinking so as well since paypal hasn't acknowledged my request for information regarding buyers protection for purchases outside of ebay transactions.

Their wording is very vague but does seem to center itself around ebay transactions.